sept 93 - charles chase, brendan ewing & andrew ewing form ash in perth, western australia feb 94 - ash play their first gig opening the iNFeCTeD crawlspace album launch nov 94 - ash enter revolver sound studios & record five songs mar 95 - ash change their name to thumb and release their debut self titled CD sept 95 - thumb play seven shows in london jan 96 - naked, a five track cassette is released thru smug mar 96 - thumb prematurely call it a day sept 96 - thumb kiss and make up oct 96 - thumb sign on with independent label wings music feb 97 - return to revolver to record songs for new album sept 97 - sessions at revolver completed with fourteen songs to show for the effort jan 98 - wrong way home, the first single is released in perth mar 98 - nitros city, the full length, long playing album from thumb joins the bands discography july 98 - live recording done at the grosvenor hotel perth wa for b-sides for upcoming single oct 98 - STICK 2 FINGERS single is released jan 99 - thumb recordings become available online jan 2000 - recording done for new album, 13 songs put down on tape apr 2000 booked in to mix the new record july 2000 record mixed, JUNE 2001 Strange Kept Plain released onto the world! March 2004 Celebrate 10 year anniversary - working on new album featuring Like A Fire due for release this year.